– Former NBA assistant coach Dick Harter led Penn to two NCAA tournament appearances and was the Oregon coach when the Ducks ended UCLA’s 98-game home winning streak. He passed away on Monday at the age of 81

– Rhode Island fired their coach Jim baron last week after an abysmal season. The school has now gotten permission to interview Dan Hurley, who led Wagner to an impressive 25-6 season in the NEC. Hurley is the brother of former-Duke guard Bobby Hurley, and the son of legendary New Jersey high school coach Bob Hurley

– Charlotte and UT-San Antonio are leading candidates in Sun Belt Conference expansion. This is why expansion stinks. San Antonio and Charlotte are nowhere near each other on a map. Neither is Marquette and South Florida. Or Boston College and Miami. Or Syracuse and everywhere

– Georgetown’s mascot Jack the Bulldog, the real JtB, not the fake one, tore his ACL over the weekend. Yes, I know, I’m confused too. But apparently have ACLs and can tear them. You learn new things every day